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Definition of "white-browed" [white-browed]

  • In ornithology, having a white superciliary streak: as, the white-browed sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "white-browed" in a sentence
  • "Vegetation change associated with pastoral impact led to decreases and local extinctions of some bird species, especially those associated with riparian areas, such as white-browed robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) and purple-crowned fairy-wren."
  • "And his grandsons were at the lake, a pair of white-browed boys in down vests, primed for blood sport."
  • "This ecoregion contains three endemic bird species: the striped laughingthrush (Garrulax virgatus), brown-capped laughingthrush (Garrulax austeni), and white-browed nuthatch (Sitta victoriae) (Table 1)."